Categories of Metal

[bobvex]

what does Iron maiden fit under then

 

[Sunbane]

what does Iron maiden fit under then

During the early 80's, Maiden was part of the "NWOBHM"; New Wave of British Heavy Metal - but this was more of a scene than a style of music. I don't think I've heard Maiden described as anything other than "heavy metal" in a strictly musical sense. They and Judas Priest pretty much defined what heavy metal was for a long time.

Genres are handy sometimes, but there are some bands that won't fit into any genre. Such as Slayer, Therion and Nightwish. Most of the time I think slapping a label onto such music is totally redundant. Such bands must be heard, not explained.

'bane

 

[Corporal McDick]

death metal

thrash metal

black metal

gore metal

grind metal

punk metal

power metal

symphonic metal

speed metal

classic metal

nu-metal

industrial metal

blackened death metal

retro-thrash metal

christian metal

amish metal

satanic metal

melodic metal

stoner metal

sludge metal

progressive metal

doom metal

psychedelic metal

80's metal

alternative metal

New Wave of British Heavy Metal metal

New Wave of Swedish Death Metal metal

darkwave metal

techno metal

ambient metal

Aluminum metal

Glam metal

Space metal

porno metal

goth metal

math metal

advanced algebra/trigonometry metal

Southern metal

emo metal

role-playing metal

barnyard metal

tribal metal

car-wash metal

route 666 metal

route 667 metal

route 777 metal

phone metal

demonic sacrificial metal

disco metal

trailer park metal

murder metal

destructo metal

glacier metal

fruit of the loom metal

cereal metal

platypus metal

indian metal

gymnastic metal

stalactite metal

stalagmite metal

swedish chef metal

AMISH METAL? WTF??

 

[Corporal McDick]

"Red Meat-White Meat-Black Meta-BLue Meat-Green Meat-Oh fuck its just meat! eat it!"
Denis Leary

Same with metal

 

[Wicked Child]

Speed Metal-early Blind Guardian, Judas Priest's faster moments
Power Metal-Helloween, newer Blind Guardian
True Metal-Armored Saint, Accept
Thrash Metal-Kreator, Overkill
Death Metal-Obituary, Suffocation
Black Metal-Mayhem, Emperor
Grindcore-early Carcass, early Naplam Death
Progressive Metal-Dream Theater, Pain Of Salvation
White Metal-...the hell?
Doom Metal-Saint Vitus, Candlemass
Gothic Metal-Type O Negative, Lacuna Coil

 

[Vox Stellarum]

porno metal

??

 

[SoulSlaughter]

During the early 80's, Maiden was part of the "NWOBHM"; New Wave of British Heavy Metal - but this was more of a scene than a style of music. I don't think I've heard Maiden described as anything other than "heavy metal" in a strictly musical sense. They and Judas Priest pretty much defined what heavy metal was for a long time.

Genres are handy sometimes, but there are some bands that won't fit into any genre. Such as Slayer, Therion and Nightwish. Most of the time I think slapping a label onto such music is totally redundant. Such bands must be heard, not explained.

'bane

i think it's fair to say that iron maiden has some influence on melodic death metal. what am i saying? influence on all melodic metal. their album fear of the dark is quite celtic sounding. with this said, there needs to be some sort of breakdown of metal categories. you can only compare a band like hammerfall to band like cannibal corpse to a small limited sense. they both fit under heavy metal, but they're more opposite than they are alike. i think you people are arguing against breaking different metal genres in to sub-groups:

example:
death metal:
progressive death metal
melodic death metal
grindcore
and so on.

i can understand this, but what to do with those people who like only some of the sub-groups. a lot of death metal fans hate mortician and cannibal corpse, but love at the gates and kalmah. i would think everyone considers these bands death metal, but there is enough of a difference between these bands to categorize them differently.

 

[Blinq]

Don't forget the true-evil-necrophilic-pederastic dark metal of satan